A bumper lot here featuring a couple of Rockabilly gods with a totally unknown track, but we cover a lot of bases from stomping Blues, popcorn, Rhythm and Blues, lonesome Country, straight-ahead Rock ‘n’ Roll and rockin Soul. A heck of a lot to cover over just four 45s and two 10-inch LPs, but we can do it…
Read MoreThe Soul solution
This week we’ve got Soul Shakers, Blues Stompers, Garage Crossover and even some undercover Jazz for you. A real bumper crop with six brand new repro 45s with lesser-known tracks from superstars like John Lee Hooker and Louis Jordan, stars in their own worlds; Eddie Bo and Jeanette Williams, and by no means stars but great performers; Eddie Alexander and Jimmy Moore.
Read MoreCorn – it is safe for work!
Hitch up ya britches and open up ya ears for some mighty fine Country music. Yes that musical genre the music industry seems to hate even as they milk it for every penny they can. They will call it Folk, Americana, Rural Soul, even Rockabilly but luckily some folk know what we want and will let us have it with both barrels.
Read MorePraise be for screamin’ Gospel holy rollers!
We love a theme so at this time of year perhaps we should move away from the Devil’s music and open up our ears to the sounds of salvation with some God-bothering records. Gospel music is defined by content not style and so here we have records that were they not about getting your ass to church, would be called Rhythm and Blues, Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Rockabilly. God welcomes all sinners…
Read MoreKoko Mojo and Atomicat unleashed!
This is no April fool joke as Koko Mojo and Atomicat unleash 10 terrific CDs with six compilations of Wild Rock ‘n’ Roll and Rockabilly, through Rhythm and Blues to Popcorn and Rockin’ Soul and then they add in four fine single artist collections.
Read MoreA deliciously diverse selection
A deliciously diverse set of new items this week across many genres and formats. Style wise we have Rockabilly, Rhythm and Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Female Singers presented on 7, 10 and 12-inch vinyl and CDs, singly and in a beautiful box set. From some of the best labels in our specialist world, Sleazy, Bear Family and B Sharp.
Read MoreRepro man
We have not been able to say this for a while but we got a whole pile of brand new repro and reissue 45s this week. A ‘repro’ (short for reproduction) is a new copy reproducing a record that was issued in the past, so it is a ‘reissue’ but it is a particular type of reissue.
Read MoreOn the Rhythm and Blues side of town
This week we’re taking you on a guided tour of the Rhythm and Blues side of town from the stompin Blues of Holy Smoke Baby to the lounge groovin Stripper Girl and we’ve done all the dirty work for you, it’s in our search history, not yours…
Read MoreThe March of the Rockabillies
We’re taking a shortcut on our Rockabilly ramble – there is a reason why we have just five records for you this week but it is a bit of a long story and not interesting. The Phaetons, however, are interesting, as are phaetons so we’ll investigate how Rock ‘n’ Roll, motoring fashion and Greek mythology overlap…
Read MoreRockabilly, Garage and the well know genre of Dutch Indonesian Rock ‘n’ Roll
Apologies for the late arrival of this newsletter and the fact it is a reissue from January last year but it has been a super hectic week in No Hit Records / Sounds That Swing Camden HQ. We have bought in a large Rockabilly collection of around 1,000 albums and several hundred 45s. Stay tuned for info as we get our acquisitions organised but if you have a wants list for Rockabilly and 60s garage albums, please send them to us via email and we will see if we can fill those gaps in your record collection.
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